Articles & Resources

December 14, 2018
| International Municipal Lawyers Association
Local governments across the country are experiencing the increased integration of new technology platforms into their transportation systems. The goal of this guidance is to provide general risk mitigation considerations for the integration of dockless micromobility.

December 6, 2018
| Center for State and Local Government Excellence (SLGE)
This new report provides the first comprehensive analysis of the post-retirement employment policies of over 80 of the largest state pension plans in the U.S., including those that cover state and local employees, public safety workers, teachers and university faculty and staff.

November 26, 2018
| Remix
In an effort to understand emerging best practices in the micromobility field, this survey report reviewed scooter and bikeshare policies in 17 cities, including Atlanta. Four key practice areas emerged from the research: enforcement, fees, caps, and data sharing.

November 20, 2018
| National League of Cities
To improve municipal waste management practices, boost local green jobs and help address climate change, the National League of Cities (NLC), in partnership with Starbucks, released Recycling Reimagined. This action guide provides cities with the tools they need to establish a circular economic framework for recycling and recommendations for how to achieve zero waste.

November 16, 2018
| Shelterforce
The number of land banks grew dramatically in the wake of the foreclosure crisis. So has our understanding of how to successfully fund them, as summarized in four lessons.

November 16, 2018
| ICMA
This report is the result of research conducted by the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) with the Vera Institute of Justice (Vera). The survey targeted communities of varying sizes throughout the country to better understand the characteristics sought in the “model” police officer.

November 13, 2018
The 2020 Census seeks to establish an accurate count of the nation’s population and has been conducted every ten years since 1790, as mandated by the U.S. Constitution. The census is required, important, and can have a significant impact on your community’s bottom line.

November 12, 2018
Throughout the state, city lead­ers are beginning to see their younger residents as a resource for community problem-solving and service. In many of these cities, youth councils are form­ing and working with commu­nity leaders to tackle important issues, while discovering that their voices matter to their city leaders. Those who encourage youth participation see benefits including budget savings and revenue generation; increased support for city initiatives and improved policies and youth programing.

November 9, 2018
LaGrange, West Point and Troup County firefighters held three fundraisers to help raise money for the four LaGrange Fire Department (LFD) firefighters who were injured in a Labor Day fire. While all the firefighters and volunteers gave out of service to their colleagues, some were more motivated by past experiences.

Most local governments haven’t been on hiring sprees lately. But one area where they appear to be adding employees is finance. Recent Census data shows that employees working in this sector increased 5.4 percent between 2014 and 2017.

November 8, 2018
| Curbed
Sometimes the smallest things we can do for our neighborhoods can have the biggest impact. Here are 101 urban interventions and ideas that show how even the tiniest changes can make our cities better places.

November 6, 2018
Hurricane Michael, a category 4 hurricane when it made landfall on the Florida pan­handle on Oct. 10, moved into Southwest Georgia as a category 3 hurricane—the first time in 120 years a storm of that force has hit Southwest Georgia. In its aftermath, Mi­chael left one dead in Georgia, hundreds of thousands without power or water, farmers’ crops destroyed and tons of debris. Despite the destruction, communities are showing how resilient they are.

October 31, 2018
| Remix
In the past year, cities have been prompted to rapidly re-examine the management and regulation of transportation services due to the influx of micromobility. This article surveys over a dozen emerging micromobility data sharing policies to identify core features.

October 31, 2018
| National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO)
The National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) offers city-developed comprehensive guidance to help cities regulate and manage new shared active transportation companies, from dockless bike share bikes to electric scooters.

October 31, 2018
Local governments across the nation are be­coming rich targets for cyber criminals, in­cluding some Georgia cities. Hinesville City Attorney Linnie Darden, III shared with Geor­gia’s Cities more on Hinesville’s recent ran­somware attack, which affected the Police Department, the Inspections Department, Code Enforcement, Water Utility Billing De­partment, Business Licenses and the Human Resources Department.